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released: 25 Feb 2004 author: Spencer AJ, Teusner DN, Carter K D & Brennan D S

This publication presents an overview of the aggregate shortage of the dental labour force and considers the policy directions to close the supply-demand gap. While both short-term and long-term directions are presented, the focus is on longer term directions for Australia to develop a sustainable self-sufficiency in its dental labour force.

ISSN 1449-2008; ISBN 978 1 74024 361 2; Cat. no. POH 2; 48pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Available at http://www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/...

Publication table of contents

  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Symbols
  • Acknowledgements
  • Summary
  • Recommendations 
  • 1 Introduction 
    • 1.1 Background
    • 1.2 Outline
  • 2  Changing dental practice
    • 2.1       Background
    • 2.2       Dental patients: age distribution
    • 2.3       Service trends: main areas of service
    • 2.4       Service trends: total number of services per visit
    • 2.5       Overview: service trends
    • 2.6       Service trends: age of patients
    • 2.7       Time and visit trends
    • 2.8       Summary
  • 3  Dental labour force and capacity to supply dental visits
    • 3.1       Background
    • 3.2       Dentist labour force
    • 3.3       Allied dental practitioner labour force
    • 3.4       Dentist labour force projections and capacity to supply dental visits
    • 3.5       Allied dental practitioner labour force projections and capacity to supply dental visits
    • 3.6       Summary
  • 4 Demand for dental care
    • 4.1       Background
    • 4.2       Population change
    • 4.3       Demographic change
    • 4.4       Edentulism change
    • 4.5       Per capita demand change
    • 4.6       Projected total demand for dental visits
    • 4.7       Projected total demand for dental services
    • 4.8       Reconciling supply of and demand for dental visits
  • 5 Policy directions
    • 5.1       Background
    • 5.2       A model for considering policy
    • 5.3       Dental productivity
    • 5.4       Per capita demand
    • 5.5       Labour force numbers
    • 5.6       Allied dental practitioner labour force
    • 5.7       Maldistribution of supply
  • 6 References

Recommended citation

Spencer AJ, Teusner DN, Carter K D & Brennan D S 2004. The dental labour force in Australia: the position and policy directions. Cat. no. POH 2. Canberra: AIHW.